Aboriginal Heritage

Wunambal Aboriginal people have lived in the vicinity of Ngauwudu for thousands of years. Wunambal people refer to Wandjina as Gulingi. They believe that Gulingi and Wunggurr creators travelled the land making the earth, seas, mountains, rivers, waterholes and all living things. The Gulingi and Wunggurr then gave the Wunambal people the land and the law for living in the land. Wunambal people welcome visitors to their country but ask that visitors respect their responsibility and authority for the land and the Wandjina-Wunggurr Law.

It was not until 1921 that Europeans explored the area. William Easton led a State government expedition into the north Kimberley, naming the Mitchell River after Sir James Mitchell, then Premier of Western Australia.

In 1965 a mining camp was established on the plateau by Amax Bauxite.

The plateau is 350 kilometres north east of Derby and 270 kilometres north west of Wyndham by air. Vehicle access is via the Mitchell Plateau track (4WD only) from the Kalumburu Road, 172 kilometres north of the Gibb River Road junction. The track may have washouts and corrugations so drive with extreme care. Tracks north of the airstrip are rough while track north of Anuauyu (Surveryors Pool) are very rough and may be impassable. Tracks and raods may be closed during the wet season (November to April).﻿﻿

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Disclaimer: The information provided on this web site is for use as a guide only.

If you are planning to undertake this trip YOU MUST SEEK OUT other authoritative﻿﻿ advice and information - eg visitor centre﻿s

Outback travel can be a very exciting adventure but it also can be very hazardous especially off road and in remote and isolated areas.

Your Outback trip should only be undertaken after lengthy and careful planning, plus having plenty of water, fuel, food, working communication﻿ devices etc

Understand the distances between fuel stops by ringing ahead and checking with the roadhouses, cattle stations and visitor centres - that what you want is at the next stop.

NEVER ASSUME!

Understand what is the best time of year to travel and what is not, understand your vehicle and its capabilities and how to repair it plus have spare tyres (Min 2 extra)

The owners of this website shall not be held responsible for any damage, injury or death that you may experience during any trip on or off The Gibb River Road﻿